HL Deb 27 October 1997 vol 582 c226WA
Lord Tebbit

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What conversations the Minister for Competitiveness in Europe has had with journalists in the last six months concerning the single currency; and

Whether it is part of the duty of the Minister for Trade and Competitiveness in Europe to brief representatives of the Financial Times newspaper on government thinking.

Lord Simon of Highbury

I have had conversations with a number of journalists on a variety of subjects related to my ministerial responsibilities. None of these took place between 10–29 September, when I was in Portugal on holiday.